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Serhiy Kolozenko — Founder and CEO Megasite . Over the past 16 years of working in IT, he has seen more than once how the requirements for young professionals are changing and what knowledge they bring after graduation. In his column, Serhiy talks about what universities don't have time to give to future developers, what Megasite looks for when hiring junior specialists, and why a personal project can sometimes say more about a candidate than grades in a diploma.

Former military man, now product manager Oleksandr Kucheryavy decided to debunk the myth about IT as an ideal social elevator for veterans. The text is intentionally provocative and pointed — according to the author himself, it is a deliberate «therapeutic shock» designed to dispel illusions even before the first interview. Published with the author’s permission.

Junior Python Developer Olga Magerya did the incredible thing — she finally got a job after more than six months of searching. Her post on this occasion gained a crazy reach and number of likes, as for her page, which caused sincere surprise even for the IT-star herself. It would seem that it is a completely banal thing — a person simply found a new job, so what’s the big deal? But given how difficult it is now for a young person with little experience to break through and gain a foothold in IT, this has already become equated to a slight variation of a miracle.

Amid the boom in artificial intelligence and changes in the job market, more and more people are questioning the value of higher education. But tech leaders — those directly working on these changes — are in no hurry to abandon universities.

When people talk about international education for IT professionals, they usually imagine moving to the States or Britain, a sky-high price tag, and years of waiting. But the reality of 2026 looks different: you can get an American diploma, study English, and do internships in global companies — and at the same time stay in Ukraine, without giving up your job and family. American University Kyiv (AUK) is a university in partnership with Arizona State University, where both fresh bachelors and experienced engineers who decided to add systems education to their practice study. We asked three students to tell their stories — from doubts before admission to the real impact on their careers.